Greek Burger Recipe

The Greek burger is a fantastic choice if you enjoy outdoor grilling during the summer. Even if you don’t have an outdoor grill, an indoor grill pan will work as well. Traditionally this recipe would have called for ground lamb, but I didn’t have any luck finding it so I went with ground beef instead. I am not sure how authentic this is to Greek cuisine. I could always ask Ivy from Kopiaste, her blog is dedicated to authentic Greek recipes. A few ingredients such as slivered black olives, garlic and lots of feta cheese go into these burgers. I also decided to add a minced jalapeno pepper as well for a little spice. A few condiments I put on the burgers were extra feta cheese, lettuce, tomato and black olives. You could serve a nice salad as a side dish. These burgers are pretty big so you could probably get more than two if you made them a little smaller. If you are looking for a delicious and easy burger recipe, give this one a try. Enjoy.Ingredients:
1lb ground beef (or ground lamb)
½ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
½ cup black olives (slivered)
3 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 small jalapeno pepper (minced)
2 hamburger buns
Salt and pepper (to taste)Optional Condiments-
Lettuce
Tomato
Feta cheese
Black olives (sliced)

Cooking Instructions:Step 1: In a large bowl combine ground beef, feta cheese, black olives, garlic and minced jalapeno peppers. Mix well and form 2 large patties. Season patties with salt and pepper to taste.Step 2: Grill on an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan until burgers are fully cooked.Step 3: Place on a bun and add any condiments of your choice.
(Makes 2 burgers)

Tried these, and they were wonderful! Needed no sauce, as they had great flavor. I changed the recipe a trifle; added some melted butter to the ground beef mix and some fresh chives. Also brushed the buns with fresh oregano, garlic and olive oil before toasting them. Gave it a nice finish. But all around awesome recipe. Will make again.

I always like a nice Greek flavoured burger and these ones with olives and feta sound really good!

Joan — June 5, 2011 @ 4:48 pm

This is a wonderful Lamb Burger. We grilled ours only to just med. rare, any more and it’s too much. This is a tender juicy burger. I did not have any Jalapenos on hand; nor a bun and it was great just as it is. Thanks for this nice recipe. Will be making these again soon. Regards….